i understand they disappointed, but atleast they are trying to send a message.....this time the tone is different as compared to all the crap they wud talk before a series...hopefully.....they will perform, and so that we are convinced..poor kid...the sitn has become such that even if something is told with sincerity, we'll take out another meaning...lets wait for the odis....this whole tour is NOT OVER YET!!!

The Mesoamerican ballgame or Tlatchtli in Náhuatl was a sport with ritual associations played since 1,000 B.C.[1] by the pre-Columbian peoples of Ancient Mexico and Central America. The sport had different versions in different places during the millennia, and a modern version of the game, ulama, is still played in a few places by the local indigenous population.

The rules of the ballgame are not known, but judging from its descendant, ball, they were probably similar to racquetball.[2] where the aim is to keep the ball in play. The stone ballcourt goals (see photo to right) are a late addition to the game. This later addition of the game changed the game entirely though, since an immediate win could be attained from them by tossing the balls in the ring, or points could be scored by simply tossing the ball so that it touched the ring.[1]

In the most widespread version of the game, the players struck the ball with their hips, although some versions allowed the use of forearms, rackets, bats, or handstones. The ball was made of solid rubber and weighed as much as 4 kg (9 lbs), and sizes differed greatly over time or according to the version played.

The game had important ritual aspects, and major formal ballgames were held as ritual events, often featuring human sacrifice

The association between human sacrifice and the ballgame appears rather late in the archaeological record, no earlier than the Classic era.[52] The association was particularly strong within the Classic Veracruz and the Maya cultures, where the most explicit depictions of human sacrifice can be seen on the ballcourt panels – for example at El Tajin (850-1100 CE)[53] and at Chichen Itza (900-1200 CE) – as well as on the well-known decapitated ballplayer stelae from the Classic Veracruz site of Aparicio (700-900 CE). The Postclassic Maya religious and quasi-historical narrative, the Popol Vuh, also links human sacrifice with the ballgame (see below).

Captives were often shown in Maya art, and it is assumed that these captives were sacrificed after losing a rigged ritual ballgame.[54] Rather than nearly nude and sometimes battered captives, however, the ballcourts at El Tajin and Chichen Itza show the sacrifice of practiced ballplayers, perhaps the captain of a team.[55] Decapitation is particularly associated with the ballgame – severed heads are featured in much Late Classic ballgame art and appear repeatedly in the Popol Vuh. With the Aztec version of the game, the skulls of losing teammembers were even placed in a 'skull rack' besides the field, and their blood was offered as 'food for the gods'.[1] There has even been speculation that the heads and skulls were used as balls.

Originally Posted by rinathq
Strong batting lineup no reason not to score 300+ which is the key in this wicket

300+ in Harare!!! You got to be kidding. Tests and ODIs have different scores and i cant remember the last time a team scored more than 280. One of the pitches there is a 220-230 and the other a 260-70 pitch. The key will be to bat first, there is a 80% chance that a team batting first will win that is if they dont slog but go at 4 runs an overPosted via BC Mobile Edition

Originally Posted by Andy-Flower
300+ in Harare!!! You got to be kidding. Tests and ODIs have different scores and i cant remember the last time a team scored more than 280. One of the pitches there is a 220-230 and the other a 260-70 pitch. The key will be to bat first, there is a 80% chance that a team batting first will win that is if they dont slog but go at 4 runs an overPosted via BC Mobile Edition

What I heard, it was supposed to be a flat track. That's why I said 300 if we can go with an extended batting line up.
And it happened. Wasn't it in Harare when u chased down 320+ score courtesy of Tamim's 150 and Coventry also scored 194?Posted via BC Mobile Edition (iPhone)

Originally Posted by Andy-Flower
The key will be to bat first, there is a 80% chance that a team batting first will win that is if they dont slog but go at 4 runs an overPosted via BC Mobile Edition

If I remember correctly, all teams batting first in last year's tri-nations featuring Zim, SL and Ind lost the game at HSC even at Queens. Even in the games against Ireland except for one which Zim lost after a middle order collapse. What I know is 300+ is gettable, but at the same time it can be chased down with ease as the wickets out there are pretty flat.Posted via BC Mobile Edition

Originally Posted by ZimSlog
They say your Bangla is not as good as mine ;-)Posted via BC Mobile Edition

Your bangla's probably 50 times better than mine, I'm from a different city in Bangladesh all together .
I'm from Syhlet, so I speak a different dialect. It is almost completely different to Shuddho Basha...

Originally Posted by ZimSlog
If I remember correctly, all teams batting first in last year's tri-nations featuring Zim, SL and Ind lost the game at HSC even at Queens. Even in the games against Ireland except for one which Zim lost after a middle order collapse. What I know is 300+ is gettable, but at the same time it can be chased down with ease as the wickets out there are pretty flat.Posted via BC Mobile Edition

The India, SLanka triangular was played at queens and only the last 3 games were played in Harare. The recent triangular against Auz A and SA A i think only twice did a team batting second win because the wicket slowed down big time in the afternoon. Queens is the runs wicket, Harare has less runs. I am certain no team will score 300+ in the first 3 games.Posted via BC Mobile Edition